Andreas Varsakopoulos

Andreas Jacques Varsakopoulos (Greek: Ανδρέας Βαρσακόπουλος, born 14 August 1990) is a Greek-American[1] who lives and performs in South Korea as a television, radio personality and English lecturer.[2][3] He was born to a Greek father and an American mother. He holds a University of Massachusetts Boston master's degree in applied linguistics with a concentration in foreign language pedagogy.[4]

Andreas Varsakopoulos
Ανδρέας Βαρσακόπουλος
Andreas on the set of Koreigner
Born	Andreas Jacques Varsakopoulos 14 August 1990 Giannitsa, Greece
Alma mater	University of Vermont (BS) University of Massachusetts Boston (MA)
Occupation	Television personality, Personal Trainer, Lecturer
Years active	2012–present
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in) (5'11")
Website	Andreas Varsakopoulos on Instagram

Professional life

Varsakopoulos has dual citizenship in the United States and Greece.[1] He attended the University of Vermont, graduating with a Bachelor of Science (BS) and Secondary Education in 2012. In the summer of 2012 he moved to South Korea and began work as an English teacher. During his time in Korea he began learning Korean through friends, co-workers and self-study. In the summer of 2015 he first appeared on the television program Non-Summit as the Greek representative.[5] He is noted for his enthusiasm and variety of expressions. Andreas has an older brother, Vasilis ("Vas"), who is a former chemicals investment banking associate at Nomura Securities and avid sailor. [6]

Following his success on the show, he continued work as host of the radio show "Can, can, can" (영어! 할 수 있다 CAN CAN CAN) for EBS radio station.[7] Due to his position as a foreigner living in Korea he shares his perspective on common misconceptions of the English language when used by Koreans, or Konglish.

Filmography

Television series

Year	Title	Network	Role	Notes
2015	Non-Summit	JTBC	Himself	Cast member
2016	Where Is My Friend's Home
2018	South Korean Foreigners	MBC Every 1

Commercials

Year	Title	Company	Role	Director
2016	BIT salon Series EPISODE 01 - The Job Interview	BIT salon	Main Role	Christian Burgos (México)
2018	Nugu Candle	SK Telecom	Main Role

References

1. Park, Soo-jin (August 1, 2015). "[허핑턴 인터뷰] '비정상회담' 그리스 대표 안드레아스(1) "그리스 음식은 '무사카'를 꼭 드세요"". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
2. "굿마이크". www.goodmic.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
3. "International talk show 'Non-summit' sees fresh change of pace". kpopherald.koreaherald.com. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
4. "Andreas Varsakopoulos, English Language Teacher". LinkedIn. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
5. "International talk show 'Non-summit' sees fresh change of pace". kpopherald.koreaherald.com. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
6. "안드레아스 "'비정상회담', 인생을 바꾸는 새 경험"(인터뷰)". TV리포트 (in Korean). Retrieved 2016-01-20.
7. "영어! 할 수 있다 Can Can Can (영어! 할 수 있다 캔캔캔)". home.ebs.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-01-20.

External links

• Andreas Varsakopoulos on Instagram